Polyphone characters (多音字) · 378 Chinese chars with multiple readings

差 chà / chā / chāi / cī HSK 1 #1,001

bad / difference / to dispatch / uneven

的 de / dí / dì / dī HSK 1 #1

possessive particle (of; 's) / truly; indeed; really (bound form in set phrases) / target; bull's-eye (of an archery target) / taxi; cab

和 hé / hè / huó / huò HSK 1 #33

and; together with; with / to compose a poem in reply using the same rhyme / to combine a powdery substance with water / to mix (ingredients); to blend

着 zhe / zháo / zhuó / zhāo HSK 1 #52

verb suffix marking ongoing state or continuing action / to touch; to come into contact with / to wear (clothing) / a move (in chess or weiqi)

般 bān / bō / pán #1,746

sort; kind; class / used only in 般若 / used only in 般乐

陂 bēi / pí / pō

pond; reservoir / (in 黄陂) a district in Wuhan, Hubei / rugged; uneven

单 dān / chán / Shàn HSK 4 #1,225

single; alone; only / used only in 单于 (Chányú), the title of a Xiongnu king / Shan (Chinese surname)

得 de / dé / děi HSK 2 #49

structural particle (verb-complement marker) / to obtain; to get / must; have to

恶 è / wù / ě HSK 7-9 #2,888

evil; wicked / to hate; to loathe; to detest / nauseous; nauseating (used in 恶心)

蕃 fán / fān / bō #44,470

to multiply; to proliferate / foreign (non-Chinese) / (in 吐蕃) Tibet (Tang-era kingdom)

嘎 gā / gá / gǎ #9,578

ga (a short, loud, sharp sound) / cackling sound / naughty; mischievous (of a child)

哄 hǒng / hōng / hòng HSK 7-9 #5,418

to coax; to cajole / roar of laughter; hubbub; uproar (onomatopoeic) / tumult; uproar; rowdy commotion

糊 hú / hū / hù HSK 7-9 #9,939

blurry; unclear; muddled / to smear; to daub / paste; cream

解 jiě / jiè / xiè HSK 6 #2,055

to untie; to undo; to loosen / to transport under guard; to escort (prisoners or valuables) / Xie (surname)

累 lèi / lěi / léi HSK 1 #1,222

tired; weary / to accumulate; to build up / piled up; clustered (of fruit, scars, achievements)

咧 liě / liē / lie #8,868

to draw back the corners of the mouth / muttering; mumbling (in reduplication) / sentence-final particle expressing affirmation or exclamation

咯 lo / gē / kǎ #1,976

sentence-final particle indicating obviousness or settled change of state / clucking sound (of a hen) / to cough up (blood, phlegm)

吗 ma / má / mǎ HSK 1 #15

yes-no question marker / what? / morphine

蚂 mǎ / mà / mā #72,816

ant / grasshopper; locust (in 蚂蚱) / dragonfly (dialect, in 蚂螂)

蒙 méng / mēng / Měng HSK 6 #2,830

to cover; to put a cover on / to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink / Mongol; Mongolian (ethnic group)

抹 mǒ / mā / mò HSK 7-9 #3,923

to smear; to apply (cream, paint, ointment) / to wipe down (a surface); to give a quick wipe with a cloth / to plaster (a wall); to skim with mortar

哪 nǎ / né / na HSK 1 #162

which / transliteration syllable used only in Nezha / sentence-final emphatic particle

拧 nǐng / níng / nìng HSK 7-9 #6,943

to twist; to wring out / to pinch and twist (someone's skin) / stubborn; bullheaded

哦 o / ó / ò #63

sentence-final particle conveying warmth or friendliness / oh?; really? / oh! (sudden understanding)

漂 piāo / piǎo / piào HSK 7-9 #9,046

to float; to drift / to bleach; to whiten / pretty; beautiful; handsome

强 qiáng / qiǎng / jiàng HSK 3 #669

strong; powerful / to force; to compel / stubborn; obstinate

塞 sāi / sài / sè HSK 6 #1,601

to plug; to stuff; to block up / frontier fortress; strategic stronghold / to block; to obstruct; to clog

宿 sù / xiǔ / xiù #4,852

to lodge; to stay overnight / classifier for nights (spent sleeping somewhere) / (classical astronomy) constellation; lunar mansion

莞 wǎn / guǎn / guān #96,611

(literary) smiling / (in 东莞) Dongguan, a city in Guangdong / (literary) a kind of rush or sedge used for weaving mats

轧 yà / zhá / gá #15,872

to run over (with a vehicle) / to roll (steel into sheets or bars) / to jostle in a crowd (dialect)

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